Lankesa

Lankesa
Lankesa nearby Užkapiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Vilnius County, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Reniūnai, Ukmergė District Municipality
Mouth	Obelis in Valkaičiai
• coordinates	55.2697°N 24.1348°E / 55.2697; 24.1348
Length	54 km (34 mi)[1]
Basin size	245 km^2 (95 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	1.23 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Srautas, Petrašiunka, Juodynė, Medukšna
• right	Garanklė, Gramas

The Lankesa is a river in central Lithuania. It flows for 54 kilometres (34 mi) and has a basin area of 245 km^2 (95 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Obelis.

It begins nearby Reniūnai village in Ukmergė District Municipality, then flows to the south west through Jonava District Municipality. After a confluence with the Medukšna it turns to the north west and runs through Kėdainiai District Municipality till it meets the Obelis in Valkaičiai.[2]

After bigger rains it often overflows own course. It often dries out during summers and freezes up to the bottom during winters.[2]

Gaižūnai, Pasraučiai, Martyniškis, Žeimių GS, Palankesiai, Žeimiai, Užkapiai, Vainiūnai, Stašaičiai settlements are located on the banks of the Lankesa. At its confluence with the Obelis the Stašaičiai hillfort stands.

The hydronym Lankesa derives either from Lithuanian word lanka ('flood-meadow'), or from lankas, lankstas ('bend, crook').[3]

References

• LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.

1. B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
2. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 477-478.
3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.